The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-10-13
FARNER'S NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
Proceedings Of tho Meetiag st Minnespoli

proceedings 81 tho MeetinH 2t Minneapolis.
The meeting OF the Alliance at Minneapo.
lie was not large in point of numbers.
The following is q full list of the delegates
as finally decided upon by the convention:
1owa-August Post, J. G. Kennedy, R. D.
Dorchester, Frank Falston. N. B. Ashley,
William Cummings.
Minnesota -John Diamond, T.. H. Bar
rett, A. D: Chase. J: w. Hardin, A. War
dali, Charles Canning, NJ. Cut.
Ter, Jonas Haney. j: j: Furlong, Syl.
vanus Duncan, E. H. Atwood, D. NJ. Nc
Ombers, Hans P. Benjamin, NJ. Johnston,
J. D. Hodgson, H. G. Littleman, Thomas
Toombs H.H. Schran: J. w. Reynolds A.
D. Roe, E.. H. Hickson, E. Oleson, Andrew
Turin.
Kansas-Hugh Cameron.
1llinois-S. D: Whiting, David Ward
Wood:
Wisconsin-H. H. Constance.
Dakota-H. L. Loucks.
1t was called to order by the President,
A. j. Streets, the President. Mayor Ames
came in and made an address of welcome
Hon. J. c. Kennedy of Iowa respond
ed, pulled Minneapolis, praised the
mayor and rehearsed the contri-
buttons of the farme RS to civilization.
President Streeter, in lieu of a report,
ed on the enormous growth of the organi-
cation and touched on the question of
transportation and insisted that the
government OF this country should be re.
stored to the principles OF our fathers.
The annual report of Milton George as
concise document, in substance, as follows:
There are to-day at least q thousand more
alliances than were in existence at our last
annual meeting, and there are probably
Go q
cd under the alliance banner. A portion
OF the South is organized nnder separate
national organization but the most cordi-
al feelings exist between the two orsaniza-
tfons. Self-protection and common sense
point to organization rs the only means
by which we can secure and preserve our
rights. All the progress that has been
made in the last ten years in the way OF re-
form has been made as the result OF organi-
cation among farmers, and q study OF his.
tory will bear out that statement.
The most important business OF the
morning was the reception and discussion
OF the report of the committee on resolu-
tions. The resolutions were divided into
heads embracing the subjects OF politics,
transportation, currency, taxation, ed
ucation and the attitude of the al
lance toward each Of these questions was
thoroughly defined.
August fOSC introduced resolution to
the effect that the National Farmers al
lance appoint committee consisting OF
one delegate from each state. to meet a
similar COMMITTEES from the Knights OF
Labor, for the purpose of forming COOP
erative bureau of whatever nature they
may deem best. and report the same to
each respective body for approval, which
was adopted.
T. H. Barrett, president OF the Mime
sofa alliance, read an address on the mis-
sion OF the laboring classes and the future
which was before them. He called atten-
tion to the evils to which labor was sub.
ject, including railroads and corporations
OF all kinds, and the favoritism
and Discrimination shown to the
rich to the disadvantage of the poor in our
legislative assemblies. He said the only
remedy was cooperation and combina ton
against the rich corporation. The address
was ordered published. The alliance
then proceeded to the election of officers
for the ensuing year with the following
result:
NEW OFFICERS.
President, Jay w. Burrows, of Gage
county, Nebraska; vice president, Loren
20 D. Whiting. OF Bureau county, illinois;
treasurer, John J. Furlong, OF Mower
county, Minnesota; secretary, August
Post. Of Appanoose county, Iowa; lectur-
er, Alban D. Chase, OF Codington county.
Dakota. The new officers were then form.
ally installed in Office.